civil society

Manipur’s conflict has harsh lessons for all of India’s Northeast
Rampant ethnic chauvinism of the kind that has shattered Manipur’s civil society is ingrained in communities across the Northeast
G Kanato Chophy | Sep 25, 2023

Social surveillance
The impact of social media platforms in the global South.
The Editors | Sep 30, 2022

On non-political Assamese
How two civil-society groups have defined politics in Assam.
Suraj Gogoi | Apr 13, 2022

Pandora Papers in Southasian media, humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, ‘Manike Mage Hithe’, and more.
Southasiasphere episode 12: Updates and analysis from around the region.
The Editors | Oct 13, 2021

Resisting a coup
How civil society is responding in the face of escalating violence in Myanmar.
The Editors | Mar 19, 2021

Himal Interviews: Sri Lanka’s right to information
Interview with senior lawyer and a member of Sri Lanka’s RTI Commission, Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena.
The Editors | Sep 24, 2018

Himal Southasian to suspend publication
Himal Southasian will continue to publish till November 2016 and meet all its outstanding obligations before suspension of operations.
The Editors | Aug 24, 2016

Where are the women in the Sri Lankan peace?
If and when peace comes to Sri Lanka, the new structures of political relations must be designed to preserve and advance the gains made by women in the last two decades.
Sara Shneiderman | Oct 23, 2009
